BoDog 12/2 Vancouver event
By Zach Arnold | December 2, 2006
Results here. Did anyone watch this at all? If so, post your review in the comments area.
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Report: Fedor will fight for BoDog
By Zach Arnold | December 2, 2006
By Zach Arnold
On October 25th, I wrote an intriguing post about the possibility of Emelianenko Fedor signing to fight for the BodogFight group in Russia. Read the link first to catch up on all the politics involved. Then read this carefully to get a complete understanding.
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Saturday media summary
By Zach Arnold | December 2, 2006
- Gryphon: Semmy Schilt defeats Peter Aerts by decision to win the K-1 World GP 2006 tournament at the Tokyo Dome
- MMA Rants: Does Dana White mean it this time?
- Tonight, at ICE 24 in Cincinnati at the Mills Mall, Rich Franklin will guest referee an MMA card “featuring Hamilton County Sheriff Rod “Excessive Force” Housley.”
- Fox Sports: The Weekly Tapout – Who’s your favorite fighter?
- SLAM! Sports: Dana White has comments for rival MMA promoters and upstarts
- The Celebrity Cafe: BetCRIS.com sportsbook offers to sponsor MMA fight between Borat and Kid Rock
- Business Wire (PR): More information on new MMA movie “Never Submit”
- Miami Herald: Could CM Punk compete in PRIDE?
- Sherdog: Frank Trigg defeats Jason “Mayhem” Miller in Hawaii for the ICON promotion
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The ’07 UFC welterweight picture
By UFCmania | December 1, 2006
By Tom Bones
With all the hype and talk of UFC 66, we almost forgot that Ultimate Fight Night (UFN) 7 is set to go off in less than two weeks on December 13.
It’s not a bad card, either.
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Fight Opinion Radio: Episode 34
By Zach Arnold | December 1, 2006
This week, we are joined by “The Fight Professor” Stephen Quadros to talk about the latest happenings in the IFL, Cage Rage, WEC, and the WFA. Plus, Luke Nicholson and Zach Arnold break down the current MMA situation for NYE (with UFC, PRIDE, and K-1 having shows on the same weekend). Also, a long MMA news & notes segment, and of course, the world-famous grab bag (a must-listen, especially if you are a pro-wrestling fan). If you’re a student of the MMA business, then you will enjoy our show this week. Believe me, nothing on our show this week is as embarassing as this.
Also, we debut our new MySpace page this week, so check us out at http://www.myspace.com/fightopinionradio.
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Podcasting Links
- iTunes subscribers – click here.
- Yahoo Podcast subscribers – click here.
- Podcast Alley subscribers – click here.
The 34th edition of Fight Opinion Radio is now online and available to download. Here are your options for listening to the show:
Broadband (MP3) | Dial-up/Streaming
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Op-ed: The miraculous change of Joe Silva
By Zach Arnold | December 1, 2006
By Tim Leidecker
http://www.groundandpound.de
Eccentric. Narrow-minded. Totally focused on the US market. That is the perception many MMA fans, who don’t happen to come from the “land of the free and the home of the brave”, have of UFC matchmaking. But in the past twelve months, the politics behind the scenes, usually operated by UFC matchmaker Joe Silva, have experienced a miraculous change.
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Friday media guide
By Zach Arnold | November 30, 2006
More Nick Diaz fights coming up, Dr. 90210 meets the Gracies, Gilbert Melendez announces his next PRIDE fight (and it’s not against Aoki), more controversy over Nastula’s alleged failed drug test, and more fun with Dana White.
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Thursday headlines
By Zach Arnold | November 30, 2006
The IFL announces a lot of shows for 2007, and we find out the latest information on boxing PPV buyrates.
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Wednesday media notes
By Zach Arnold | November 28, 2006
The IFL becomes a publicly-traded company, Dean Lister vs. Nathan Marquardt is announced, and the StrikeForce 12/8 San Jose event card line-up.
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Report: PRIDE wants to run shows in Brazil
By Zach Arnold | November 27, 2006
That’s the headline in Nikkan Sports today. The newspaper claims that PRIDE has received multiple offers from promoters to run events in Brazil, and given their roster of Brazilian talent, it is felt to be a natural business fit. The paper claims that the major issue facing PRIDE as far as running in Brazil is getting licensed to run shows in the country. The article also states that PRIDE is interested in running in Croatia.
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Open thread Monday
By Zach Arnold | November 27, 2006
Admittedly, it’s been a slow news cycle the last couple of days. Consider this an open-thread for MMA, pro-wrestling, or boxing-related talk in the comments section. I’ll throw a few discussion points out there and see if there’s any interest in talking about them.
The Fight Network reports that Jason “Mayhem” Miller, who is facing Frank Trigg in Hawaii this Friday, will be fighting as a member of Team Quest.
The one interesting story right now in Japan is the impasse in negotiations between Choi Hong-Man and K-1. The Joong AngIlbo reports today that Hong-Man is looking for a one-year deal, somewhere in the 5-6 billion won salary range (that would be anywhere from $6-7 million USD). His camp believes that he has leverage because of marketing power in South Korea and in Asia with sponsors (along with the fact that he draws strong cable ratings for his fights back home).
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Sunday daily headlines
By Zach Arnold | November 26, 2006
- San Francisco Chronicle: Fighting outside the box (long article on UFC — and I think the Zuffa Myth makes a comeback here)
- Boxing Talk: Tito Ortiz interview (and he pushes the Zuffa Myth as well)
- Kenny Florian: Information for The Ultimate Fighter 5 Casting Call on 12/1 in Florida
- Toronto Star: Kicking it up at the McDojo (long article)
- New York Daily News: New league gives Big Apple a puncher’s chance (middle of the article talks about the IFL)
- Toronto Sun: Profile/summary article on Georges St. Pierre (with the claim that St. Pierre made $350,000 USD in UFC purse money, bonuses, and endorsements)
- Vernon Morning Star: Matt Hughes to referee four MMA fights in Canada next Friday
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Tito Ortiz’s manager recruiting girls for WWE
By Zach Arnold | November 25, 2006
By Zach Arnold
The headline says it all. With WWE management happy with the performance of model Kelly Kelly’s success (real name: Barbie Blank), WWE is now looking to recruit more model-type girls (even if they have limited or no wrestling knowledge).
Ken Pavia, who is the agent of Team Punishment, issued the following bulletin via his MySpace account on Saturday night:
Date: Nov 25, 2006 8:59 PM
Subject: Girls this is your big break opportunity…
Body: Representatives of the WWE have asked me to help locate girls for their promotion. Great opportunity and travel. Specifically they are looking for “Specifically — 18-28 yrs. Super hot. Great attitude. Big personality.”They are putting girls on camera this Wednesday in San Clemente. Let me know if you are interested….
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